Am I being scammed?

I posted on cragslist offering drum lessons. the folowing is an email i got from a potential customer.

"Am so happy for your response and readiness to teach my Daughter..My
Daughter name is (Susan).Shes 14 years and shes in grade 8. She is
very neat,quite,attentively when teaching and do assimilate things
easily.
We are coming to your state from Washignton for a period of 3 month
leave.You will be teaching her (3 times) in a week,and each lesson
will last for (1 hour)..So let us know the days that will be
convenient for you from (Monday - Saturday)..
More so as regards the payment for the tutor ,we are paying you by
check and it will be send to you before we arrive your location.So
that you can have it cash and have your payment ready ahead our
arrival.

Therefore,i want you to write me back the following information for
the check to be sent to you without any delay :
Total Charges for (1 hr) for 3 times in a week.
Total Charges for the 3 months
Your full name,Address ,City,State and ZIP CODE
YOUR PHONE NUMBER

I need to read from you because we are coming down on 5th of
September and we want all necessary arrangement to be done ahead our
arrival.Hope we can also trust you that you are fitted for the job and
we also promise you that you will enjoy working with us as a Christian
family.
Note :We have already arrange a Cab Taxi that will be driving her to
your house for the lesson.
Thanks."

My email says his name is John Kerry but in his first email he says his name is John Scott. I dont know if that matters.
Please let me know what you think about this

Hello Dr. Hedgehog and welcome to scamwarners,
It is a scam where this African criminal will send you a fake check and ask you to cash the check and wire fund back to him or some fictitious company. Everything in the email that you received is a lie.

Just ignore the email and move on. If you have any additional questions about this scam please ask.

To add to what Mike has said:

What he is counting on is the fact that most people don't actually understand the check clearing process. The bank is required by law to make the money available within a certain time of the deposit, even if processing is not yet complete. People often think that once the money can be withdrawn, the check has cleared. But that doesn't mean the check has actually cleared--that can take several more weeks. And when a check is later discovered to be fraudulent, the bank is legally entitled to take all of the money back. If your account doesn't have enough money, you will end up owing the bank the money you withdrew--in addition to fines/fees for the fraudulent deposit, charges for any checks that bounced as a result of the money being recalled, and possibly costs associated with legal fees if you are arrested for check fraud.